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Wilson Releases Airless 3D-Printed Basketballs

John A. Paradiso — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:06:24 +0000

Get ready to take your game to the next level with the Wilson Airless Gen1 basketball. Wilson, the iconic sports brand, is shaking up the game once again with their latest innovation. Say goodbye to the days of constantly checking and inflating your basketball – the Airless Gen1 eliminates the need for air altogether. How? […]

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Improve Your WFH Vibes with the Reigning Champ Mini Hoop

John A. Paradiso — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 14:16:43 +0000

The mini hoop is a classic staple of college dorms and laid-back offices alike. Reigning Champ has taken it a step further with a genuinely impressive and significantly souped-up version of the mini hoop. Made out of 16-gauge stainless steel with a spring-loaded rim, the West 4th Mini Hoop promises to deliver some serious fun […]

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Tiffany & Co. x Daniel Arsham Basketball

John A. Paradiso — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:06:14 +0000

With the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend set to go down this weekend, it only makes sense that luxury brand Tiffany & Co. would want to get in on the action. In fact, they’ve released sports gear in the past and clearly have an affinity for basketball. They’ve collaborated with Spalding on a basketball that reliably […]

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1984 Michael Jordan NBA Debut Chicago Bulls Full Ticket

John A. Paradiso — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:32:57 +0000

You can own a piece of sports history as one of the only known full tickets from the 1984 Chicago Bulls debut of Michael Jordan is heading to auction. As the story goes, a Washington, D.C. native and student at Northwestern University attended the game to support the Washington Bullets. “The young man’s father was […]

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Kobe Bryant’s Naismith Hall of Fame Exhibit Was Designed by His Wife Vanessa

Ben Dahl — Mon, 24 May 2021 14:13:43 +0000

After more than a year of waiting, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame finally inducted their class of 2020. There were more than a few worthy inductees, but the spotlight was on the posthumous induction of the man, the myth, the Black Mamba himself, Kobe Bryant. The fourth-highest scorer in league history. Two decades […]

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Uball Is a New Version of Basketball You Can Play Anywhere

Ben Dahl — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:15:27 +0000

When it comes to recreation that doubles as a good workout, there are few things better pick-up games of basketball. But what if there’s no hoop around or available? Enter Uball, a new version of basketball that removes dribbling in favor of playing it almost anywhere. Uball is a portable basketball hoop set that can […]

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Spalding Is Recreating Their Original Basketball from More Than a Century Ago

Ben Dahl — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:31:22 +0000

Spalding is an American sporting goods company founded in the last quarter of the 1800s. The sport of Basketball was founded not too many years later at the end of the 1800s. Spalding founder A.G. Spalding produced the first basketball for official use in 1894, and the brand is celebrating the 125th anniversary of that […]

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Anicorn Oddjects Space Jam NASA Basketball

Ben Dahl — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 15:27:13 +0000

As soon as we laid eyes on the special edition watch Anicorn made to honor the 60th Anniversary of NASA, we knew it was going to be a hit. There was just something about the color combinations, build quality and unique materials that was cool and eye catching while still being capable of daily wear. […]

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Blue Fox Indoor Wood Basketball Hoops

Mike Newman — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:15:56 +0000

Putting a basketball hoop inside your home isn’t something an interior designer would sign off on. Unless you have a mansion with an actual court to run a little 5 v 5, a hoop looks tacky and juvenile. That is, of course, unless the hoop comes from Blue Fox Furnishings, a company that uses 100% […]

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This Basketball Court Is Inspired By Toy Blocks

Mike Newman — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:00:46 +0000

It’s been a long time since we’ve play with Logical Blocks, those foam shapes that came in a handful of solid colors. For a dose of nostalgia, artist Katrien Vanderlinden used the learning toys as inspiration for her latest piece, a basketball court in Aalst, Belgium. Like Pigalle and other artists before, Vanderlinden took the traditional […]

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Pigalle Made Another Colorful Basketball Court

Ben Dahl — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:00:33 +0000

Remember Pigalle’s colorful basketball court on the Rue Duperré in Paris? They’re back at it again with another colorful collaboration with the team from Ill-Studio. The new court is situated in the same space between Paris apartments they used the first time around, but everything from the hoops to the walls has been completely repainted. Whereas […]

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Pigalle’s Colorful Basketball Court Tucked Between Paris Apartments

Ben Dahl — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:00:37 +0000

Pigalle is a French brand named for an area in Paris around the Place Pigalle. In order to celebrate the launch of Pigalle Basketball, they teamed up with Ill-Studio to create a color-blocked basketball court between two apartment buildings on Rue Duperré. The court was originally renovated by Stephane Ashpool, Pigalle founder, in 2009 (he’s been […]

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